A toxic nerve agent is being trucked from Indiana to Port Arthur, Texas as the US destroys its arsenal of chemical weapons. The Army says it's perfectly safe, but other states have rejected such shipments, and Port Arthur is divided. We find out why. Also, the Israeli Foreign Minister calls for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign and, on Reporter's Notebook, an accused madam has created a furor in Washington, DC. If she releases the names of her clients, should the media print them or not?

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A toxic nerve agent is being trucked from Indiana to Port Arthur, Texas as the US destroys its arsenal of chemical weapons. The Army says it's perfectly safe, but other states have rejected such shipments, and Port Arthur is divided. We find out why. Also, the Israeli Foreign Minister calls for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign and, on Reporter's Notebook, an accused madam has created a furor in Washington, DC. If she releases the names of her clients, should the media print them or not?

VX is one of the most toxic substances ever made; as
little as 200 micrograms are said to be fatal.The nerve agent is part of the arsenal of chemical weapons the US has
agreed to destroy by 2012. More than 40% has been hydrolyzed, so diluted with
water and other chemicals that the Army says it's effectively neutral.But that has created millions of gallons of
waste to be disposed of.After officials
in New Jersey and Ohio rejected plans to dump the waste in their rivers, it's
being trucked out of Indiana 1000 miles through six other states to Port
Arthur, Texas, where the toxic residue will be incinerated.What are the risks to public health? Why did
other states turn down the money and jobs a government contract will bring? Was
Port Arthur's largely black and Hispanic community notified in advance? How did
September 11 accelerate the disposal process?

Guests:Oscar Ortiz, Mayor of Port Arthur, TexasHilton Kelley, Director of the Community In-Power Development AssociationJesse Barber, Project for the US Army's Chemical Stockpile Elimination ProjectCraig Williams, Director of the Chemical Weapons Working GroupMitch Osborne, General Manager for Veolia Environmental Services' Port Arthur Facility

An alleged madam has caused a furor in Washington, DC by claiming she has 46 pounds of telephone invoices proving that high-level officials have used services she claims were entirely legal. Deborah Jeane Palfrey's given the list to ABC News, which says it includes "a Bush Administration economist, the head of a conservative think tank, a prominent CEO, several lobbyists and a handful of military officials." Deputy Secretary of State Randall Tobias resigned last week, revealing he was a client. In the midst of TV ratings sweep, ABC says it will have a report on Friday. Will the Washington press corps release their names? Joe Strupp is senior editor at Editor and Publisher, which reports on the newspaper industry.